Straw-cutter



. UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE.

JOHN N. SLAUGHENHAUP, OF OHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

STRAW-CUTTE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,263, dated January22, 1884.

Application filed June 13, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. SLAUGHEN- HAUP, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Ohambersburg, in the county of Franklin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStraw- Outters, of which the following. is a specification, referencebeing had therein to theaccompanying drawings. A

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements instraw-cutters or stalk and hay cutters, and is an improvement on theinvention described in my former patent, No. 273,619, issued'March 6,1883.

The object of my invention is to cut the stalks evenly and smooth,deliver the out parts into a receptacle without loss or'waste, and atthe same time prevent the outer ends of the material from fallingobliquely against the machine and clogging the knife.

I accomplish these objects by means of the peculiar construction andarrangement of the various parts, which will be more fully pointed outin the specification and claim, reference being had to the drawingsaccompanying this application and forming a part of the same, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective View of my invention, showing the frame, box,knife, spout, and lever. of the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a box with a contracted front,mounted on standards a and b. I The front of the box A is provided witha sloping cover, A, adapted to compress the material as it is fedforward under the knife. Standards a are provided with channels orrecesses b on their inner faces,

within which the outer edges of gate B movein its vertical ascent anddescent. An inclined knife, E, is secured in gate B, and said knife isadapted to move close against the metal edge of the bottom of box A. Ametal strip, B, is secured across the outer face of gate B, havingaprojecting pin, a, adapted to enter a perforation in lever 0, one endof which is rounded to form a handle, and the opposite end is connectedby rod 0 to one of the standards a.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view- Between the standards a is secured,by

means of metal brackets e, a chute or spout,

D. Said chute is provided with sides 0, and its inner end is turned upat an angle to form a guide or rest, D, against which the lower surfacesof the material being cut rest while the knife E is descending, whichprevents the material from bending down obliquely, and thus permits theknife E to pass over without cutting. The chute or spout D is formed ofone piece of metal, (preferably cast,) and is provided with astay-brace, (1, one end of which is secured to the under face of saidspout, and the opposite end is secured to a crossbar, cl". A rearstandard, I), is secured to the under s'ide'of box A, and is providednear its foot with a stay-bar, c, the opposite end of which is securedto a crossbar, 01, connecting the feet of the standards a. One corner ofthe part D of the spout D is turned outward slightly, to permit theknife E to pass freely between the same and the edge of the bottom ofbox A.

The operation of the device is as follows:

Material is fed through the box A under the knifev E. when the operator,pressing down on lever O, forces the knife E through the materialstalks,straw, or hay-down between the part D and the edge of box A, when theshort pieces that are cut off from the material drop into the spout Dand are delivered into a receptacle without waste.

nation, with the cutting devices, of the in- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JQHN N. SLAUGHENHAUP.

Witnesses:

E. G. ETTER, D. K. WUNDERLIOH.

